Route from Los Angeles to San Diego

Route from Los Angeles to San Diego

When I go on a trip to another country, I don’t just try visit the main cities of my itinerary, in addition, I seek to carry out travel to nearby areas to make the most of my stay.

Today I want to recommend the route from Los Angeles to San Diego in case you plan to go at any time. Since this journey is only two hours driving, you will think that there is not much to do or know, but the truth is that this route can be enriching for your trip. Here are a few stops you can make; so open the notepad on your cell phone or take out paper and pencil to write down.

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This route is not recommended if you are going by bus or train, because drivers make stops specifically to pick up passengers, but they won’t do it in restaurants or bathrooms, for example; this way the ideal you would rent a car on a website like Rentalcars to take advantage of your road trip.

It is a comparator of car rental, where you can choose the one that best suits depending on your needs and budget, in addition, it accepts online payments with numerous credit cards.

Now, let’s start:

• If you like coffee I recommend you go to Starbucks, Tilt Coffee Bar or Take Cake 5; because there’s nothing better that a typical American coffee shop to start with all the energy this Route.

Note: at the end I leave you the link with the map of each place where you should go.

• I have to include Santa Monica as the first stop, which is the beach city par excellence, street art and shopping.

Even more tempting is the fact that it has the famous Santa Monica Pier, a former fairground (Pacific Park), a boardwalk (Ocean Drive), two beaches (Venice Beach and Muscle Beach) and a well-known shopping street (Third Street Promenade). If you have the time, a day or two would be perfect to visit and enjoy this city; but if you have a couple of hours, take a walk through the harbor and amusement park.

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Nor can I overlook the theme park city, Anaheim,which is located just outside of Los Angeles and Southern California. If you have a full day off you can stop by three Disney parks such as Disneyland, Disney California Adventure and Disneyland Drive; but you can stay a week and visit as many attractions as you want.

Third, you can visit the Battleship USS Iowa Museum, a maritime museum located in St. Peter’s Harbor. This ship was used in World War II, the Korean War and during the Cold War, with all this trips they decided to turn it into a museum; in short, another way to enjoy your trip.

Then you will arrive at Doheny State Beach,it will be ideal for you to walk barefoot on the sand and stretch your legs a little on this beach characterized by being very clean and quiet.

It has supermarkets like the Smart & Final Extra five minutes away in case you need groceries for your trip. (I usually take the opportunity to buy things that I stayed at home, on the previous trip or that just don’t fit in my luggage; a brush, toothpaste and sunscreen are always needed.)

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• You can visit more beaches like Moonlight State Beach 40 min driving and take advantage to snack in restaurants like Honey’s Bistro and Bakery or at Surf Brothers Teriyaky and Catering.

• After satisfying your appetite you can head to the San Diego Botanic Garden where they are located: collections of plants from around the world, 30 themed gardens and even plants that are used for medicine, food processing, clothing and construction. Please note that it is open daily from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.
• The fourth place on your tour will be the Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial, a memorial that pays homage to the veterans alive or deceased in the war, where you can appreciate the plates of all these men who give their lives for the nation and even capture a spectacular photo with a drone.
• Before completing this journey; La Jolla, which while close to San Diego, is like visiting a totally different world. It is ideal for surfing, snorkeling, paddling or diving with the sead inhabitants and making a campfire at the end of the day. Sounds very tempting, doesn’t it?
• In the end, arriving in San Diego you can try a dessert in places like Donut Bar, Extraordinary Desserts or if you are vegan, in restaurants like Evolution.

And if you’re worried that your rented vehicle will run out of gas, rest easy, for in the U.S. roads never need gas stations. In the mentioned stops will have at least five very close to the car park.

As you realize in this post, even short road trips can become very amazing, in this way you will know places not very touristy but that to stretch your legs, eat and even take pictures, will be excellent.

Full route in this link

Finally; I leave you a list of gas stations, restaurants, parking lots and supermarkets to go to on the way.

I hope this post will be of great help and that in your next adventure, in addition to enjoying every corner programmed on your itinerary, you can discover small, indigenous places on each tour.

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